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2004 Israeli operation in Rafah

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463:. Persons entering or approaching the buffer zone, including humanitarian workers, foreign dignitaries and UN observers came under fire. Until 2000, the IDF used a 20–40 meter wide buffer zone along the Gaza/Egypt border with a 2.5 to 3 meters high concrete wall topped with barbed wire. In 2002, the IDF destroyed hundreds of houses in Rafah, needed for expansion of the buffer zone and the building of an eight meter high and 1.6 kilometers long metal wall along the border. The wall also extends two meters underground. The wall is built some eighty to ninety meters from the border, which doubled the width of the patrol corridor. After the metal wall was completed in early 2003, the demolitions continued and were even increased dramatically. According to Human Rights Watch, the wall was built far inside the demolished area to create a new starting point for justifying further demolitions. Between 1 April 2003 and 30 April 2004, 487 more houses were demolished in Rafah. 579:. Armoured vehicles, tanks and bulldozers supported by helicopter gunships entered the Tel al-Sultan quarter of Rafah simultaneously from several directions; the troops established a cordon around the area and separated the area from the rest of Rafah. A number of armoured vehicles entered through UNRWA schools in the southeastern part, causing extensive damage to the school grounds. Ambulances were prevented from evacuating the casualties out of fear that they would be hijacked by terrorists. Palestinians were prevented from accessing UNRWA's health clinic in the area. An ambulance was fired at. When a convoy of four ambulances accompanied by a Reuters vehicle were sent, they were also fired at. When they arrived at the victim, Israeli soldiers continued to fire. Israeli 600:
injuring 40–50 others. The IDF asserted there were gunmen in the crowd, although it did not claim to have come under fire. The IDF claimed that the shelling was intended as a warning to deter protesters and was not meant to cause casualties. IDF snipers used abandoned houses as firing positions. Many houses were damaged or destroyed. Israeli snipers shot at suspected militants who claimed they were civilians looking for water. The gunfire claimed the life of a Palestinian teen.
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issued an interim order temporarily barring the IDF from demolishing homes in the refugee camp, if the action was not part of "a regular military operation". Nevertheless, the IDF continued the destruction of homes until 15 May 5:00 am because of "immediate military necessity, a risk to soldiers, or
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Human rights group PCHR recorded 290 destroyed houses in Rafah in May 2004. According to UNWRA, the total number of house buildings destroyed by the IDF in May 2004 was some 298. 131 homes were destroyed between 1 and 10 May, already before the Government's decision; some 100 houses between 14 and 16
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On 22 and 23 May, a new incursion into the Brazil district took place. The IDF ordered all males in Abu Halaweh aged 16 years and above to gather and carried out house-to-house searches and demolitions. The IDF deliberately demolished two houses with the family who refused to leave inside. A soldier
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On 16 May, the High Court ruled that the IDF may destroy homes according to their needs; the IDF had pledged that it would refrain from unnecessarily demolishing houses. The ruling caused panic among the residents and hundreds of Palestinians fled from their homes. Israeli helicopters fired missiles
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On 17 May, the IDF launched "Operation Rainbow" with the objectives: finding and destroying smuggling tunnels, targeting "terrorists", and securing the Philadelphi Route. On 18 May, rumours were spread about arms shipments in the Sinai from Iran, waiting to be smuggled through the tunnels into Gaza.
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From 12 to 15 May the IDF reportedly killed nine Palestinian civilians and six fighters. Eleven IDF soldiers died on 12–13 May, later during the military operation two Israeli soldiers were killed and two more wounded. Al Mezan reported 15 killed Palestinians, all from missile attacks on 14 and 15
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A testimony describes attacks on an ambulance: When the ambulance arrived at al-Brazil to pick up a woman and her three wounded children, Israeli tanks fired. With bulldozers and tanks, the ambulance was surrounded. A bulldozer started to place sand barriers in front of the ambulance, while another
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On 19 May, the IDF ordered all males in Tel al-Sultan aged 16 years and above to gather at an UNRWA school and carried out house-to-house searches. An IDF tank fired four tank shells and a helicopter fired a missile on a group of demonstrating residents in Tel al-Sultan, killing 9 Palestinians and
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The IDF said they had destroyed the zoo while en route to another objective and because an alternate route had been booby-trapped. According to Human Rights Watch, the deliberate and time-consuming nature of the destruction, the seizure of the four-story Juma’ house, and the stationing of several
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On May 11 and May 12, two M-113 armoured personnel carriers, one of Givati's Dolev combat engineering company and of the Combat Engineering Corps "Tunnels' Team", were destroyed by Palestinian militants. The two separate attacks, in Gaza City's Zeitoun neighbourhood and the Philadelphi Route near
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Under pressure of sharp international criticism, the Israel government declared on 18 May that the plan to widen a buffer zone along the Egyptian border was cancelled, while the same day, the army massively invaded Rafah and continued its large-scale destruction. The next day, the United Nations
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reported grave human rights violations. Many Palestinian civilians were killed. Many homes were destroyed or damaged. Medical services were obstructed, ambulances attacked, dead bodies could not be collected. Humanitarian assistance was denied. Large-scale wilful destruction of properties was
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On 20 May the IDF entered the "Brazil", "As-Salam" and "Junena" areas of eastern Rafah and sealed off the areas. In some cases, water and electricity were cut off during the operation. Tens of homes were demolished in Brazil and As Salam without warning. Some Palestinians claimed that the IDF
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said on 20 May that the Rafah operation was necessary to protect Israeli civilian airliners from anti-aircraft missiles that smugglers were attempting to bring into Rafah. No captures of such weapons are known, and a high-ranking Egyptian official interviewed by Human Rights Watch denied the
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The IDF reportedly killed 32 Palestinian civilians, of whom 10 under age eighteen, as well as 12 armed fighters. Based on a variety of reports, accounts and statements, Human Rights Watch reported 59 Palestinians killed during 12–24 May, including 11 under age eighteen and 18 armed men.
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bulldozer was demolishing houses and putting the ruins behind the ambulance to lock it in. When the medical workers tried to leave the car, Israeli tanks fired. After 3 hours, the army started to remove the barriers and the ambulance returned, without the wounded civilians.
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was destroyed during the operation. Some 60 homes were demolished and 35 others partially destroyed. also greenhouses and equipment were destroyed. The IDF withdrew their main forces from the center of Tel al-Sultan and the curfew was lifted.
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The three-member High Court panel said that the IDF was entitled to carry out such demolitions along the Philadelphi route for security reasons, "according to operational needs" or if the military determined that soldiers' lives were in
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In May 2004, the Israeli government approved a plan to further expand the buffer zone. The Israeli military recommended demolishing all homes within three hundred meters of its positions, or about four hundred meters from the border.
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armoured bulldozers erected sand-barriers around Rafah to isolate it. Later, the D9s entered into the Rafah in order to open routes and demolish houses, allegedly used by militants. Extensive damage was caused to roads, water and
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During the early hours of 24 May, Israeli forces withdrew completely from Tel al-Sultan, but remained present in the Brazil area until the end of the month. About 40 homes were destroyed from early in the morning until 6 pm.
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According to the IDF, 41 militants and 12 civilians were killed during the operation, where some of the civilians were killed by Palestinian fire. During the operation, from 18 May to 25 May, no Israeli soldier was killed.
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In the morning of 17 May 2004, the Israel army launched "Operation Rainbow". At 1 pm, the IDF closed the only road between Rafah and Khan Yunis and initiated a total siege. Armoured vehicles, main battle tanks and
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Rafah and the Egyptian border, claimed the lives of 11 IDF soldiers. Soon, Israeli troops entered the buffer zone to recover body parts of the dead soldiers. In the evening, the IDF attacked Rafah with tanks and
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According to HRW, the IDF's justifications for the destruction were doubtful and rather consistent with the goal of having a wide and empty border area to facilitate long-term control over the Gaza Strip.
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Uprooting Palestinian Trees And Leveling Agricultural Land – The tenth Report on Israeli Land Sweeping and Demolition of Palestinian Buildings and Facilities in the Gaza Strip 1 April 2003 – 30 April 2004
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Initially, the operation just started as a response on the death of five soldiers in the Philadelphi corridor on 12 May 2004; on 13 May, the Israeli government reportedly approved a plan to widen the
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On 1 June the operation officially ended. Surprisingly, the IDF choose to invade areas where armed resistance was limited, apparently to minimize confrontation with armed groups.
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and tanks, extensive damage was caused to schools, roads, water and sewage pipes and agricultural areas with greenhouses, resulting in floods and risk of disease. At least 700
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reported 59 Palestinians killed during 12–24 May, including 11 under age eighteen and 18 armed men. The IDF razed some 300 homes to expand the buffer zone along the
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entered a house with a Palestinian as human shield. In Tel al-Sultan, the IDF destroyed with bulldozers and tanks two large agricultural areas full of greenhouses.
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alleged that the IDF issued multiple discrepant accounts to explain its actions. Mohammed Juma also accused Israeli soldiers of stealing valuable African parrots.
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Israeli media mentioned anti-aircraft missiles and long-range rockets waiting to get in, possibly via tunnels underneath the Suez canal. Justice Minister
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used by militants to obtain weapons, ammunition, fugitives, cigarettes, car parts, electrical goods, foreign currency, gold, drugs, and cloth from
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As of 23 May 2004 one smuggling tunnel had been found, which according to the Israeli army was 25 feet deep and contained explosives.
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a hindrance to a military operation", raising the number of destroyed houses to just over 100, according to Mezan, even to circa 120.
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Summary Of Briefing Held 24 May 2004 By GOC Southern Command/Reference to: Palestinian Terrorists kills Palestinian Children
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Sunday, May 23, 2004 Briefing - Gaza Division Commander, Brig. Gen. Shmuel Zakai. IDF SPOKESPERSON ANNOUNCEMENT 23 May 2004
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reported; properties were stolen, soldiers urinated on mattresses and furniture. Civilians were systematically used as
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entered Rafah from the east through the Sofa Crossing, effectively cutting off Rafah from the rest of the Gaza Strip.
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Many saw the assault on Rafah as excessive, and mainly motivated by an IDF desire to appear strong in the event of
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May (Human Rights Watch mentions several rows of houses on 12 May and quotes 88 to 116 between 14 and 16 May).
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On 21 May the Israeli army completely destroyed the Rafah zoo, nearly 800 meters from the Egypt–Gaza border.
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tanks there for over a day means that it was not an action en route, but rather part of enforcing a cordon.
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Haaretz report - UNRWA: 45 housed were razed. IDF: we killed 40 terrorists, Palestinians killed 2 children.
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On 14 May, a large IDF force entered the "Brazil block" of Rafah and in a heavy fighting, as reported by
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Press Freedom Violations in Israel and Palestine from 29 September 2000 to 28 September 2004
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Weekly Report on Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territories
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in Gaza City, destroying its offices. The next day, Israel started
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Briefing - Gaza Division Commander, Brigadier-General Shmuel Zakai
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PMW:PA called "Women, Children and Elderly" to Wednesday's Battle
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Pictures from Rafah showed a devastated city. Due to the use of
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commenced the demolitions when they were still in their homes.
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In response to a repeated shelling of Israeli communities with
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High Court to renew debate on IDF house demolitions in Rafah
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Chapt. VI: A violent season: Destruction in Rafah, May 2004
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Court rejects petition to prevent further Rafah demolitions
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At Least 2 Hamas Members Are Reportedly Killed in Nablus
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UNRWA: 45 homes razed in Rafah during Operation Rainbow
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Razing Rafah — Mass Home Demolitions in the Gaza Strip
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Box 3 — Destruction in Rafah: Shifting Justifications
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and killed two Israeli children, the IDF launched an
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by destroying "dozens or perhaps hundreds" of homes.
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HRW, 18 October 2004 822:Map 5 : IDF Operations in Rafah May 2004 782: 780: 707:(70 ha) of agricultural land were destroyed. 378:(70 ha) of agricultural land were destroyed. 192: 8: 1215: 1213: 3077:Comparisons between Israel and Nazi Germany 1058:. Haaretz, 16 May 2004. On web.archive.org/ 3057: 2757: 2750: 2739: 2604: 2525: 2412: 2351: 2271: 2186: 2085: 2011: 2002: 1978: 1635: 1624: 1475: 1433: 1422: 1406: 1392: 1384: 1250:. Alan Cowell, New York Times, 22 May 2004 1098:, 2004 Overview (Issued in September 2004) 1077:. Maariv, 16 May 2004. 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1412: 1344: 1339: 1338: 1332:Wayback Machine 1321: 1317: 1307: 1303: 1293: 1289: 1275: 1268: 1259: 1258: 1254: 1244: 1240: 1230: 1226: 1218: 1211: 1199: 1192: 1184: 1180: 1174:Wayback Machine 1165: 1161: 1155:Wayback Machine 1146: 1139: 1131: 1118: 1109: 1102: 1096:Wayback Machine 1085: 1081: 1071: 1067: 1059: 1052: 1048: 1042:Wayback Machine 1032:Wayback Machine 1023: 998: 988: 984: 966: 957: 947: 928: 923:Wayback Machine 908: 904: 881: 872: 863: 862: 858: 850: 843: 835: 828: 814: 799: 786: 785: 778: 773: 751: 727: 697: 676: 671: 655: 637: 594:Resolution 1544 565: 514: 509: 481: 453: 402: 324:(IDF) launched 318: 313: 312: 303:Suicide attacks 294: 270:Determined Path 214: 210:Second Intifada 209: 207: 205: 167: 162: 135: 127: 125: 124: 99: 97: 96: 74: 49: 38:Second Intifada 24: 17: 12: 11: 5: 3202: 3200: 3192: 3191: 3186: 3181: 3176: 3171: 3166: 3161: 3156: 3151: 3141: 3140: 3132: 3131: 3128: 3127: 3125: 3124: 3119: 3114: 3109: 3104: 3102:Media coverage 3099: 3098: 3097: 3092: 3087: 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1798:Palestinians 1768:Ariel Sharon 1743:Shimon Peres 1693:Yuval Diskin 1515:Other groups 1471:Palestinians 1427:Participants 1323: 1318: 1309: 1304: 1295: 1290: 1282: 1278:Razing Rafah 1277: 1255: 1246: 1241: 1232: 1227: 1205:The Guardian 1204: 1181: 1162: 1087: 1082: 1073: 1068: 1060: 1054: 1049: 990: 985: 977: 973: 969:Razing Rafah 968: 949: 911: 905: 896: 883: 859: 821: 817:Razing Rafah 816: 791: 728: 712: 709: 698: 689: 685: 680: 677: 656: 646:The Guardian 644: 641: 638: 630: 626: 622: 617:refugee camp 610: 606: 602: 598: 590: 574: 566: 556: 552: 549: 537: 515: 498: 489: 482: 473: 469: 465: 454: 437:Ahmed Yassin 403: 385: 380: 366: 325: 319: 296: 295: 288: 281: 280: 269: 245: 238: 230: 168: 163: 91:Belligerents 36:Part of the 25: 2935:Aftonbladet 2892:Taba Summit 2692:May clashes 2597:Gaza–Israel 2379:1990s  2295:Lebanon War 2214:(1973  2179:Palestinian 2150:Six-Day War 2057:Arab revolt 2038:Jaffa riots 1783:Danny Yatom 1748:Yaakov Peri 1738:Ehud Olmert 1723:Shaul Mofaz 1713:Tzipi Livni 1698:Benny Gantz 1688:Avi Dichter 1683:Moshe Dayan 1648:Moshe Arens 1629:Individuals 1602:Arab League 529:Caterpillar 493:Yosef Lapid 461:buffer zone 451:Buffer zone 164:Combatants: 3143:Categories 3081:Criticism 3036:2023–2024 3013:ICJ cases 3007:1967  3001:1948  2995:1947  2958:2011  2932:2009  2926:2007  2920:2006  2914:2005  2908:2005  2902:2003  2896:2002  2890:2001  2880:2000  2863:1999  2857:1998  2851:1997  2839:1994  2833:1994  2821:1991  2780:1949  2767:1948  2712:2023  2706:2022  2700:2021  2690:2019  2680:2018  2674:2015  2668:2014  2658:2012  2652:2010  2636:2008  2614:2006  2580:2022  2574:2021  2568:2017  2557:2010  2551:2009  2541:2008  2535:2006  2495:2004  2489:2003  2465:2002  2457:2001  2451:2000  2392:1994  2373:1990  2367:1989  2363:Tunis raid 2361:1988  2331:1987  2318:1985  2312:1984  2306:1983  2293:1982  2287:1975  2281:1973  2253:1980  2243:1978  2237:1976  2231:1975  2221:1974  2202:1972  2196:1970  2181:insurgency 2160:1968  2148:1967  2140:Khan Yunis 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Index

Operation Rainbow (Syrian Civil War)
Second Intifada

Gaza Strip
Israel
IDF

Hamas
Islamic Jihad
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Second Intifada
October 2000 events
MV Santorini
MV Karine A
Defensive Shield
Jenin
Bethlehem
Nablus
Determined Path
Wadi an-Nasara
Rainbow
Days of Penitence
Suicide attacks
Rocket attacks
Israel Defense Forces
Hebrew
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